Session F – Computational thinking, a piece of cake: algorithms

Trainer: Annemie

Short description

Learning coding is more than learning to code in a computer language, it’s about computational thinking. And Computational thinking is about looking at a problem in a way that a computer can help us to solve it. In the sessions about computational thinking you will learn how to teach with “unplugged” activities that require no computer at all. This session gives you the opportunity to practice about algorithms, one of the four concepts of computational thinking.The word “algorithm” may sound complicated, but it’s just a list of instructions that someone can follow to achieve a result. In this session you will learn that you already use algorithms in many different ways in your life. First you will do some activities as a student to learn about algorithms in a format that’s fun and accessible. Then you will learn how to teach those “unplugged” activities. In the workshop on Thursday afternoon you will make your own activities.

Aims

define and use the concept algorithms;

be aware of a range of applications of computational thinking in particular algorithms in different disciplines;

to select and use some of the activities available on the Taccle3 website for this subject.

Funded by

With the support of the EU Erasmus+ programme.
KA2 project “TACCLE 3 – Coding” (2015-1-BE02-KA201-012307)

Disclaimer

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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